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A16579	A godlye medytacyon composed by the faithfull ... I.B. latlye burnte in Smytfelde ...	Bradford, John, 1510?-1555.; Vives, Juan Luis, 1492-1540. Excitationes in animi Deum. aut; Pownall, Robert, 1520-1571. Most fruitful prayer for the dispersed church of Christ. aut	1559 (1559)	STC 3483; ESTC S109638	19,168	75

holesom worde of thy son our sauiour Yet consider the horrible blasphemies of thyne and our enemies They name a cake ther god there Christ and altogether they know nothing of thy powre they say in ther hartes ther is no god whych eyther can or wyl deliuer vs wherfore O heauenly father the gouerner of all thinges the Auenger of the causes of the poore the fatherles the widow of the oppress●d loke downe from heauen with the face of thy fatherly mercies and forgeue vs al former offences and for thy sonne Christes sake haue mercye vpon vs whych by the force and crueltie of wicked and blasphemous Idolaters without causes aproued are haled pulled from our owne houses are slaūdered slaine and murthered as rebelles and traytours like persons pernicious pestiferous sedicious pestilent and full of mortall poyson to al men contagious where we do medell no farther but against the helly powres of darkenes against the spirituall craftines in heauenlye thinges whyche wold deny the will of our god and the powre of oure Christ vnto vs we doe contend no farther but onely for our Christe crucified and the only saluation by his blessed passiō knowledging none other god none other Christ or sauiour but onely the the euerliuing lord and our most merciful father and thy deare sonne our sauiour who is in the same glory with the in the high heauens Therfore O Lord for thy glorious name sake for Iesus Christes sake by whome thou haste promysed to graunt al righteous requestes make the wicked Idolaters to wonder and stand amased at thy almightye powre vse thy wonted strength to the cōfusion of thyne enemies and to the healpe deliueraunce of thy persecuted people all thy saintes doe besech the therfore the yonge infantes which haue somdeale tasted of thy sweete worde by whose mouthes thou hast promised to make perfect thy praises whose Aungels doth alwaye behold thy face who beside the losse of vs ther parentes Are in daunger to be compellid and dryuen wythout thy greate mercies to serue domme insensible Idols doe cry and call to thee ther pitefull mothers with lamentable teares lye prostrate before the throne of thy grace Thou father of the fatherles Iudge of the widdowes and auenger of all the oppressid let it apere O Lord omnipotent that thou doest heare iudge aueng ponish all wronges offered to all thy little ones that doe beleue in the Doe this O Lorde for thy names sake Arise vp O Lord and thy enemies shal be scatered confoūded So be yt O Lord most mercyfull at thy tyme apointed ¶ An other godly prayer to be sayde at al tymes HOnor and prayse be geuen to the o Lorde god almighty most dere father of heauen for all thy marsys and louinge kindnesse showyd vnto vs in that it hath pleysyd thy gracius goodnes frely and of thine own accord to electe and chose vs to saluaciō before the beginning of the world and euen lyke contenewall thankes be geuē to the for creatynge of vs after thyne owne ymage for redeminge vs with the precius bludde of thy dersonne when we ware vtterly lost for sanctefieng vs with thy holy sprit in the reuelaciō and knowlege of thy holy worde for helping and Suckering vs in all our needes and nescesites for sauinge vs frome all daungers of bodie and sowle for conforting vs so fatherly in al our tribulaciō and persecucions for sparing vs so long and geuinge vs so large a time of repentans thes benifites O most mercyfull father lyke as we knowlege to haue receuid thē of thy only goodnes euen so we beseche the that for thy dere sonne Iesus Christes sake to graunt vs alwayse thy holy sprit wherby we maye contenewally growe in thākefulnes towardes the to be ledde into all truthe and confortyd in all oure aduersetes O lord strenthen oure faithe kindell it more in faruentnes and loue towardes the our neyghbors for thy sake Suffer vs not dereste father to receiue thy worde any more in vayne but graunt vs alwayse the assystans of thy grace and holye sprit that in hart word and deede we maye santefye and doe worshype to thy holy name Helpe to amplefye encresse thy kyngdome and what soeuer thou sendeste we maye be hartely well content wyth thy good pleasure and wyll lette vs not lacke the thynge Oh father wyth oute the whyche we cannot serue the but blesse thou so al the works of our handes that we maye haue sufficient and not to be chargeabell but rather helpfull vnto others be mercyfull O Lorde to our offences and seyng our det yt gret whych thou haste forgeuen vs in Iesus christ make vs to loue the and our neyghbors so muche the more Be thou oure father our captayne and defender in all tēptacions holde thou vs by thy mercyfull hande that we maye be deliuered from all inconueniences end our lyues in the santefyeng and honor of thy holye name thorough Iesu Christ our lorde and only sauiour Amen Let thy mighty hande and out strechyd arme O Lorde be styll oure defence thy mercy louinge kindnes in Iesu Christ thy dere sonne our saluacion thy trew and holye worde our instruction thy grace and holye sprite our comfort and cōsolacion vnto the end and in the end Amen ¶ O Lord increse our fayth Bradfords beades that he prayed on being in Prison for the testimoni of Iesus Christ leauīg them as necessary to be vsid of the faythfull ¶ Blesyd ar the dead that dye in the lord euen so saith the Spiret that they rest from theyr labores but they re workes folow them Apo. xiiii Imprinted at London in Saint Martins parishe in the vinetre vpon the three Crane warfe by wyllyam Coplande Anno. Do. M.D.LIX. the xv daye of Marche

therewith should see ¶ When you arise pray OVre fyrste father tombled downe him selfe frō a most excelent high honorable estate into the miex of misery and depe sea of shame mischeffe but Oh Christ thou putting forthe thine hand didest raise hym vp euen so we except we be lift vp of the shall lye styll for euer O good Christ our most gratious redemer graūt that as thou doest mercifully reise vs now this my bodie and burden euen soo I beseche the raise vp my minde and harte to the lighte of the trewe knowledge of the loue of thee that my conuersacion may be in heauen wher thou art Yf thou be risen with Christe thinke vpō those thinges that be aboue ¶ Occasions to meditate THinke Sum thynge howe fowle and filthye that Adams fal was by reason of synne and so of euerye one of vs from the heigth of goddes grace Againe thinke vpon the greate benefite of Christ by whose help wee doe daylye aryse from our fallynges ¶ When you Apparell yourselfe Praye O Christ cloeth me with thin owne selfe that I maye be so far from makynge prouision for my fleshe to fulfyll the lustes of yt that I maye cleane put of all my carnal desiers and crucefy the kyngdom of the fleshe in me Be thou vnto me a wede to warme me from catching the colde of this world yf thou be a wai frō me dere lord al thinges wil be vnto me forthwith colde weake dede c. But yf thou be with me al things wil be warme lyuelye freshe c. graunt therfore that as I compas this my body with this cote so thou woldest cloth me wholy but spetiallye my soule wyth thyne owne selfe Put vpon you as the elect of god bowelles of mercy mekenes loue peace c. ❧ Occasions to meditate CAl to mynd a lytle how we are incorperate into christ againe how he doeth cloth vs norish vs vnder his wings ptettiō prouidēce preserue vs. ¶ When you ar made redy to begyn the day wythall praye O God and mercyful father thou knoweste and haste taught vs to knowe sumthyng that the weaknes of man is much and that withoute thy grace and vertue he can do nor thinke no good thing Haue mercy vpon mee I humbly doe beseche thee whiche am thy moste vnworthye and mooste weake childe O be gracious and tender towards me lightē me that I maye with pleasure looke vpō good thinges onely exhorte me that I may couet them carefully leade me that I may folow and at the length attaine them I distrusting my selfe altogether cōmende and offer my selfe wholy soule body life c. Into thy handes Thy louing sprite leade me foorth vnto the lande of righteousnes ¶ Cogitations mete to begyn the daye with THinke first that a man consisteth of a soul and a body and that the soule is from heauen heauenly fyrme and immortall but the body is of the earth earthly fraile mortall Againe thinke that though by reason of synne wherin you are conceued and borne the partes of the soul that vnderstādeth and desireth be so corrupte that without speciall grace to bothe parties you can neither knowe nor loue any good thinge in gods sight much lesse doe good then yet this not withstandinge thinke that you are regenerate by Christes Resurrection whereof youre baptisme requireth fayth and therfore haue both those partes sumthing reformed bothe to knowe and loue and therfore to do sum good in the sight of God through Christ for whose sake our poore doenges are accepted for good the euyl and infirmitie cleauing therto not beinge imputed thorow faith think that by faith which is gods sede for they which beleue are borne of god and made goddes children geuen to those that be ordened to eternall lyfe thinke I saye by faith that you receaue more and more the spirite of sanctification throughe the vse of gods worde and sacramentes and earnest praier to illumine and lighten our mindes vnderstanding iudgement and reason to bowe forme frame and inflame your affectiōs with loue powre to that that good is therfore vse you the means a foresayd accordingly Thynke that by this sprite you are thorowe fayth coupled to Christ as a lyuely member and so to god and as it were made one with him and bi loue which springeth oute of this fayth you are made one also with all that be of god so you haue felowship with god and all good men that euer were or shal be in al the good that god al his sainctes haue or shall haue Thynke as by faythe and loue through the spirite you are now entred into this cōmunyon the blessednes wherof no tonge can expresse so after thys lyfe you shal first in soule in the last day in bodi also enioy foreuer the same societie moste perfectly whiche now is but begon in you Thīke then of your negligēce that doth so lytle care for this your happy estate thinke vpon your ingratitude to god for makynge you redemyng you calling you and so louenglye adoptynge you Thynke vpon your folyshnes in fantasyeng so muche earthelye and bodely pleasures Thinke vpō your deafnes blindenes which hereth not god nor seeth him he calling you so diligently by his workes woordes and sacramentes Thinke vpon your frowardnes whiche wyll not be led of god and his spirit Thinke vpon your forgetfulnes and in consideratiō of your high estate how your body is the temple of the holy ghoste your members are the members of Christe the whole world and all thinges are youre owne 1. Cor. 6. Therfore say vnto your soule O soule Arise folowe god contempne this worlde purpose wel and pursue it longe for thy Lordes commynge be readye and watche that he com not vpō thee vnwares And for soo muche as you muste liue to gods pleasure se the vocation state of your lyfe wherto god hath called you pray god for grace knoledg habylitie to take the most profitable thinges in hand wel to begyn better to go on best of al to end the same to gods glory profit of your bretherne and thynk that time lost wherin you speake or do not or at the least think not sum thing to gods glorye and your bretherns commodytye ❧ When you goe foorth of the doers praye NOwe must I walke among the snares of deathe streched out of Sathan and of hys myscheuous mynysters in the worlde carryenge wyth me a frende to them bothe and a foe to my selfe euen thys bodye of syn and synfull fleshe O graūde Capytayne Chryste leade mee and guyde me I besech thee defend me from the plagues and subtilties wherof I am endaungered Graunt that I may take al thinges that hap as I shoulde doe onely vpō the set thou mine eyes that I mai so go on forwards in thy wai as by no thinges I be hīdred but rather forthered and may refer all thnigs to the accordinglye showe me thy ways O Lord and

euer towardes those that ernestly repente but in the stede of vengance doest showe mercye We mooste penitently beseche the to remoue this thy great indignation bente towardes vs and gyue not ouer our lande our Cytyes Townes and Castels our goodes pocessions ryches our wyfes chyldren and our own lywes into the subiectiō of strangers But rather O Lorde expell them our land subuerte there coūselles dissipate their deuyces and delyuere vs from theire tyranny as thou delyuerest Samaria frō that cruell Benadab Ierusalem from that blasphemus Senacherib and Betulia from that proude Holifernus Gyue vs O Lord such princes rulers suche maiestrates gouernours as wil auaūce thy glory erecte vp thy gospell supprese Idolatrye banish all papistrye execute iustice equite Water agayn O lord thy vyne of england with the moysture of thi holy-word leste it vtterly peryshe wither away Byld vp agayn the decayed walles of thy rewyned Ierusalē thy congregation in this land lest the vngodly do attribute oure confusion not vnto our sinnes as the truthe is but vnto our profession in religion Remember O Lord that we ar a persell of thy portion thy flocke the inheritors of thy kingdom the shepe of thy pasture and the mēbers of thy son our sauiour Iesus Christ deale with vs therfore according to the multitude of thy mercies that al nations kindredes toūges may selebrate thy prayses in the restoringe of thy rewyned church to perfection agayn for it is thy worke O lord not mās from the do we with paciēce attende the same not frō the fleshly arme of mā therfore to the only is don all dominion power and thākes geuing now in our dayes and euermore Amen i. Timoth. ii Praye in euery place lyfting vp pure hādes OH mighty kinge and moste high almighty god the father of our lorde Iesus christe whiche mercifully doest gouerne al thinges which thou hast made loke downe vpon the faithful seade of Abraham the children of thy chosen Iacob Thy chosen people I doe meane consecrate vnto the by the anoyncting of thi holy spirite And apointed to thi kingdōe by the eternal porpose free merci and greace but yet as straungers wandring in this vile vale of misery brought forth daily by the worldly tyrantes like sheape to the slaughter O father of al fleashe who by thi diuine prouidēce chaūgest times and ceasons and most wonderfully disposest kingdoms thou hast destroyed Pharo with all his horse and Chariottes puffid vp with pride agayenst thy people leadinge forth saffelye by the handes of thy mercie thy belouede Israell thorow the highe waues of the raging waters Thou oh god the lord of all hostes and armis didest first dryue awaye from the gates of thy people the blasphemous Senacherib slaing of his armye foure score and fiue thousand by thy angil in one night And after bi his owne sonnes befor his own Idoles didest kil the same blasphemous Idolater showyng openly to all heathē thy prouidēt pwre towardes thi dispised letel ones Thou didest traūce forme and chaūg proud Nabuchodonosar the enimy of thi people into A brute beast to eate grasse and hay to the horable terrour of all worldly tirantes And as thou arte the father of mercies and god of all consolacion so of thy wonderful mercie didest thou preserue thos thi thre seruauntes in Babilō which with bolde corage gaue theyr bodies to the fire because thei wolde not worship any deade Idole and when they were cast into the burning fornace thou didest geue them chearful hartes to reioyse and singe psalmes and sauedest vnhurt the very heares of their heades turning the flame frō thē to deuoure their enemies Thou oh lorde god by the might of thy right arme which gouerneth all broughtest Daniell thi prophet saue into light and life forthe of the darcke denne of the deuouring lions where by false accusations he was shout vnder the erth of those raging beastes to be deuoured but thou turnedst ther cruelty vpon his accusares repainge the wickede vpon their own pates Yea lord which passeth al wonders is far aboue mans powre to perceiue therin thy workinge thou didest cause the huge and greate dragon of the seas the horrible Leuiathan and Behemoth the main whalefish to swalow vp and deuoure thy seruaūt Ionas to kepe him iii. dayes and iii. nightes in the dongeon of his bealy the darke hellicke graue to a liuinge man Thou didest cause that grete monster to carie him to the place that thou haddest apointed and ther to cast him vp saue and able to do thy massage Now also O heauenly father beholdor of all thinges to whome only belongeth vengeaunce thou seest considrest how thy holy name by the wicked wordlinges and blasphemous Idoloters is dishonorid thy sacrate woorde refused forsaken and dispised thy holye sprite prouokede and offended thy chosene temple polluted and deffilede Tarie not tooe longe therfore but show thy powre spedelye vpon thy chosen household which is so greuously vexed so cruelly handled by thy open enemyes Auenge thy owne glorye and shorten these euell dayes for thy electes sake Let thy kingdom come of all thy desyred though oure liuinges hath offended thy maiesty as we doe cōfesse vnfaynedly O Lorde that we haue all sinned our kings princes prestes prophetes and people All we together wyth our parētes fathers mothers haue most greuously infinitely passing all mesure and number with our harde flintishe hartes our dissolute and careles lyfe withoute all shame and repentaunce for syn offendid transgressid trespassid synned and cōmitted most horrible wickednes so that we haue worthely deserued the vttermoste of thy plages and terrible vengeaunce Yet for thy owne glorye O mercifull Lord suffer not the enemye of thy sonne Chryste the romyshe Antichrist thus wretchedlye to delude and draw frō the our poore brethern for whome thy sonne once died that by his crueltie after so cleare light thei shold be made captiues to domme Idoles and deuelysh Inuentions of popyshe ceremonies therunto pertayning Suffer hym not to seduce the symple sort with his fonde opinion that his false gods blind mumbling fayned religion or his folishe supersticion doth geue hym suche conquestes suche victories suche triumphe and so high hand ouer vs. We knowe moste certaynely O Lord that it is not ther arme and powre but our synnes and offences that hath deliuered vs to their fury And hath caused the to turne away frō vs. But turne agayne O Lorde let vs fall into thy handes otherways seing thy iustice must ponish vs let vs fall into thy handes as Dauid dyd chewse by darth famin or pestilence or what waye thou likest least these vayne Idolaters doe reioyse at the miserable destruction of those men whome they make proselites and frome thy doctrine Apostates But oh lorde thy holye will be fulfilled this is thy righteous Iudgment to ponish vs wyth the tyrannical yoke of blindnes because we haue cast away from vs the sweate yoke of the